By Herp News NSW police searching for 23 reptiles, including an alligator, stolen from the Somersby reptile park. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Jul 16
Jul 16
Naturalist rediscovers the long-lost night parrot
By Herp News An Australian bushman and naturalist claims to have captured video footage of the night parrot, a bird not seen alive for more than a century. John Young, who describes himself as a wildlife detective, showed the footage and a number of still photos of the bird to a packed room of enthusiasts […]
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The snake-West Nile Virus connection
Climate change is making it easier for snakes to successfully prey on baby birds — who then fail to grow up and eat the mosquitoes that transmit West Nile Virus. From Futurity.org: University of Missouri biologist John Faaborg says that farmers, public health officials, and wildlife managers should be aware of complex indirect effects of […]
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